SB 2688
U.S. Highway 281 stretch becomes the Muckleroy Memorial Highway
Did not pass
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Markers go up between State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962.
The bill names a stretch of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties, between State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962, the Muckleroy Memorial Highway. It touches the state transportation department, which must design and put up markers showing the new name. On the ground, drivers will see memorial signs at each end and along the route starting after September 1, 2025, and nothing else changes.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2688 · 2025-03-13
SOLD BY
+ 2 coauthors
ITEM
relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.
WHAT IT DOES
Markers go up between State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962.
The bill names a stretch of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties, between State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962, the Muckleroy Memorial Highway. It touches the state transportation department, which must design and put up markers showing the new name. On the ground, drivers will see memorial signs at each end and along the route starting after September 1, 2025, and nothing else changes.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · May 2, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Transportation
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Co-author authorized
- Placed on intent calendar
- Not again placed on intent calendar
- Placed on intent calendar
- Co-author authorized
- Not again placed on intent calendar
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%
The bill only adds a memorial name to an existing highway stretch and orders signs for it. It is tagged as ceremonial.
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Top donors to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC during his Senate service. Not tied to this bill.
Sources
Gifts to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC dated July 1, 2024 to June 18, 2025, while he served in the Senate.
Derived from itemized gifts. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Witnesses7
- For
- 7
- Against
- 0
- On
- 0
Names
For
- Austin Police Association1 registration
- CLEAT1 registration
- Game Warden Peace Officers Assoc.1 registration
- Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)1 registration
- Muckleroy Memorial Highway1 registration
- Sheriffs' Association of Texas1 registration
- Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
Sources
7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · May 2, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025
05/20/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Transportation · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee
Companion
HB 4429 by McQueeney (identical)
Subjects
BLANCO COUNTY (GB20I)
BURNET COUNTY
Highways
MUCKLEROY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (S11EO)
SIGNS
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 192 words
89R13405 MZM-D By: Hancock S.B. No. 2688 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.243 to read as follows: Sec. 225.243. MUCKLEROY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties between its intersection with State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962 is designated as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.